Method and Apparatus for Transmitting/Receiving Broadcasting Signal Including Robust Header Compression Packet Stream and Fast Information

1. A method for transmitting a broadcast signal, the method comprising: generating a packet carrying a broadcast service and service signaling information, and a packet carrying fast information for supporting rapid service scans and service acquisition, the fast information including identification information for identifying the broadcast service, service category information representing a category of the broadcast service and hidden information representing whether or not the broadcast service is related to a test service; generating a robust header compression (RoHC) packet by compressing a header of each packet, and signaling information including context information generated from the compressing the header of each packet; and transmitting a signal frame including the RoHC packet and the signaling information, the signaling information is transmitted separately from the RoHC packet, the signaling information including: context identification information for representing a context identification (ID) for the RoHC packet, context profile information for a range which is used for compressing a packet stream including the packets, maximum context identification information indicating a maximum value of the context ID, and configuration information for a configuration for the context information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signaling information includes large context identification information indicating a representation format of the context identification information.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the signaling information includes at least one of feedback channel information indicating whether a backward channel for transmission of feedback information is present in a channel for transmission of the RoHC packet and maximum segment size information indicating a maximum size of one segment when the RoHC packet is segmented to one or more segments.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signaling information includes type information indicating a type of signaling carried in the signaling information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fast information further includes information indicating whether one or more components of the broadcast service are protected, and information identifying a broadcast stream including the broadcast service.

6. A method for receiving a broadcast signal, the method comprising: receiving a signal frame including a robust header compression (RoHC) packet and signaling information including context information generated by compressing a header of each packet, the signaling information is carried separately from the RoHC packet, wherein the RoHC packet is generated by compressing the header of each packet, a packet carrying a broadcast service and service signaling information for the broadcast service, and a packet carrying fast information for supporting rapid service scans and service acquisition, the fast information including identification information for identifying the broadcast service, service category information representing a category of the broadcast service and hidden information representing whether or not the broadcast service is related to a test service, and the signaling information including context identification information for representing a context identification (ID) for the RoHC packet, context profile information for a range which is used for compressing a packet stream including the packets, maximum context identification information indicating a maximum value of the context ID, and configuration information for a configuration for the context information; decompressing the RoHC packet to restore the IP packet stream based on the signaling information; parsing the fast information in the packet; parsing the service signaling information in the packet; and decoding the broadcast service in the packet.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the signaling information includes large context identification information indicating a representation format of the context identification information.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the signaling information includes at least one of feedback channel information indicating whether a backward channel for transmission of feedback information is present in a channel for transmission of the RoHC packet and maximum segment size information indicating a maximum size of one segment when the RoHC packet is segmented to one or more segments.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the signaling information includes type information indicating a type of signaling carried in the signaling information.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the fast information further includes information indicating whether one or more components of the broadcast service are protected, and information identifying a broadcast stream including the broadcast service.

11. An apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal, the apparatus comprising: a packet generator configured to generate a packet carrying a broadcast service and service signaling information, and a packet carrying fast information for supporting rapid service scans and service acquisition, the fast information including identification information for identifying the broadcast service, service category information representing a category of the broadcast service and hidden information representing whether or not the broadcast service is related to a test service; a robust header compression (RoHC) compressor configured to generate a RoHC packet by compressing a header of each packet, and signaling information including context information generated from the compressing the header of each packet; a transmitter configured to transmit a signal frame including the RoHC packet and the signaling information, the signaling information is transmitted separately from the RoHC packet, the signaling information including context identification information for representing a context identification (ID) for the RoHC packet, context profile information for a range which is used for compressing a packet stream including the packets, and maximum context identification information indicating a maximum value of the context ID, and configuration information for a configuration for the context information.

12. An apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal, the apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive a signal frame including a robust header compression (RoHC) packet and signaling information including context information generated by compressing a header of each packet the signaling information is carried separately from the RoHC packet, wherein the RoHC packet is generated by compressing the header of each packet, a packet carrying a broadcast service and service signaling information for the broadcast service, and a packet carrying fast information for supporting rapid service scans and service acquisition, the fast information including identification information for identifying the broadcast service, service category information representing a category of the broadcast service and hidden information representing whether or not the broadcast service is related to a test service, and the signaling information including context identification information for indicating a context identification (ID) for the RoHC packet, context profile information for a range which is used for compressing a packet stream including the packets, maximum context identification information indicating a maximum value of the context ID, and configuration information for a configuration for the context information; a RoHC decompressor configured to decompress the RoHC packet stream to restore the IP packet stream based on the signaling information; a signaling parser configured to parse the fast information in the packet, wherein the signaling parser further parses the service signaling information in the packet; and a decoder configured to decode the broadcast service in the packet.